Decision-Making & Problem Solving
mobi, epub, azw3, pdf |eng | 2014-09-09 | Author:Dawna Jones

* * * * * * Company culture makes a difference in the search for greater efficiency. In companies where you get ahead by stepping on others, employees are less ...
( Category: Decision-Making & Problem Solving October 12,2014 )
mobi |eng | 2010-07-05 | Author:Watanabe, Ken [Watanabe, Ken]

By staying focused on both these goals, Eggplant and Tofu are making use of the knowledge they gained in the analysis process. If they ignore all that their data tells ...
( Category: Decision Making September 29,2014 )
epub |eng | 2014-03-03 | Author:Douglas Stone

4. CHANGE YOUR VANTAGE POINT Anything that helps you see a dark situation from a different point of view is beneficial. Here are a few ways to step outside your ...
( Category: Decision-Making & Problem Solving September 16,2014 )
epub, mobi |eng | | Author:Sebastian Bailey

Start in the Right Frame of Mind It is painful receiving criticism. The only time it feels acceptable is if you believe that the person giving it has your best ...
( Category: Decision-Making & Problem Solving September 15,2014 )
epub |eng | | Author:Uri Gneezy [Gneezy, Uri; List, John A.]

Now, imagine the exact same scenario in the exact same conditions. The only difference this time is that Bob is a white man. Here’s the question: which man gets a ...
( Category: Applied Psychology July 26,2014 )
epub |eng | 2014-02-04 | Author:Davenport, Thomas H. [Davenport, Thomas H.]

Retention of Data Scientists Once they are hired or created, companies may also face issues in retaining data scientists. Several of those I interviewed in online firms or small start-ups ...
( Category: Systems & Planning July 25,2014 )
epub |eng | 2014-01-15 | Author:Warren Berger

Christensen has a theory on this, as well: They hadn’t been trained to question. In business school these future chief executives were armed with management theory that was perfectly serviceable ...
( Category: Biology July 17,2014 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2007-02-05 | Author:Rosenzweig, Phil [Rosenzweig, Phil]

Innovation, observed Joseph Schumpeter, is the basic force that drives market competition in just about every industry — and that holds for the industry of writing business books, as well. ...
( Category: Communications July 4,2014 )
epub, mobi |eng | 2014-06-02 | Author:Poundstone, William

Fairfield Sentry’s monthly returns were given to the hundredth of a percentage point. That means there are only two or three significant digits. Rounding discards information (or in this case, ...
( Category: Cognitive Psychology June 5,2014 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2013-10-14 | Author:Tom Kelley

(photo/illustration credit 4.5) STORYBOARDING A SERVICE Whereas products can be prototyped with machine tools or 3D printers, new services are prototyped using other methods. One simple approach is to create ...
( Category: Decision-Making & Problem Solving June 1,2014 )
epub, mobi |eng | 2014-04-17 | Author:Gigerenzer, Gerd [Gigerenzer, Gerd]

Prenatal Screening Imagine you are thirty-five and pregnant. In many countries doctors advise all women thirty-five and over to attend screening for Down syndrome. Down syndrome, or trisomy 21, is ...
( Category: Statistics May 26,2014 )
epub |eng | 2014-05-19 | Author:Joseph T. Hallinan [Hallinan, Joseph T.]

Superstition Breeds Confidence AND that, in a nutshell, is the chief value of superstition—it helps us hold on. Whenever we find ourselves buffeted by doubt and uncertainty, a belief in ...
( Category: Social Psychology & Interactions May 21,2014 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2014-05-12 | Author:Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner

And so it was that David Lee Roth and King Solomon both engaged in a fruitful bit of game theory—which, narrowly defined, is the art of beating your opponent by ...
( Category: Creativity & Genius May 14,2014 )
epub |eng | 2011-05-09 | Author:Carmine Gallo

THE RECIPE FOR DIGITAL MUSIC Apple did not introduce the iPod in 2001 to start a revolution; it introduced the iPod to solve its customers’ pain. The digital music players ...
( Category: Leadership May 10,2014 )
epub |eng | 2010-02-28 | Author:ALLEN, DAVID

Actions to Do as Soon as Possible The vast majority of the actions you have to take don’t actually have to be done on one specific day. They should be ...
( Category: Decision-Making & Problem Solving April 29,2014 )